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1、BatesCollegeDepartmentofEconomicsJune2002PreparingPapersandTheses:AGuideforEconomicsStudentsFormerDeanoftheFacultyMarthaCrunkletononcesaidoftheseniorthesis:"SomeBatesTrusteestoldmerecentlythattheythoughtthequalitiesofpersistence,independence,andautonomyofjudgmentaret
2、herealqualitiesofmindthatastudentdevelopswhilewritingaseniorthesis,andthatthosearethequalitiestheylookforinfutureemployees.Theydon'twantsomeonewho'sgoingtocometothemeveryfiveminutesandask,'WhatdoIdonow?"Theseniorthesisisanopportunityforastudenttopursueatopicingreatde
3、pth,perhapstolearnmoreaboutitthananybodyelseoncampus,andbeakindofexpert.Theyhavetodothatasanindependentscholar;theymustidentifyresources,identifytheproblemsthey'retryingtosolveoraddress,andthendothework.Andit'sverylonely,it'sveryintense;itinvolvesthestrugglesofperson
4、aldisciplineandscheduling.Itcanalsoinvolveatremendoussatisfaction,ofseeingwhatonehasbeenabletodooverthanyear.Ithinkthosearecentralintellectualexperiencesforyourstudents.("AnInterviewwithMarthaCrunkleton,DeanoftheFaculty,"Bates:TheAlumniMagazine,Spring1992,p.10)Repeat
5、edsurveysofsenioreconomicsmajorsandalumsverifytheimportanceoftheseniorthesis.VirtuallyeveryonefeltthattheseniorthesiswasoneofthemorevaluablepartsofhisorherBateseducation.Indeed,manyfeltthethesiswasanexhilaratingcapstonetotheirfouryearshere,onethatallowedthemtomeldbot
6、htheoreticalandempiricalworkintoafinishedproduct,aproductthatwastheirsandnottheadvisor's.Tohelpyouprepareforyourseniorthesis,all300-leveleconomicscoursesrequirea12-to20-pageresearchpaper,orsomeothersubstantialwritingassignment.Notonlywillyoubuildexperienceinwriting,b
7、utoneoftheseeconomicspaperscouldserveasthebeginningofyourseniorthesisresearch.Thisguideisintendedtohelpyouwithallaspectsofyourwritingineconomics.Goodluck!ChoosingTopicsforTermPapersandThesisSelectingatopicisthefirstandperhapsmostimportantstepinwritingaresearchpaper.O
8、neofthebetterwaystochooseatopicistoreviewmaterialyouhavealreadystudiedtodiscoverwhatunansweredquestionsyouareinterestedinpursuing.Y
